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Knoxville Regional Feeder Cattle Market Report

Knoxville, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 9, 2025

1,038 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $348.21/cwt +78.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,630/hd at 755 lb · 156 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.11/cwt +38.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,305/hd at 628 lb · 130 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $445.42/cwt +55.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,491/hd at 559 lb · 86 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,038

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
198 198 3 620.00 $620.00 $1,228
235 235 1 720.00 $720.00 $1,692 +155.00
280–290 285 2 505.00–680.00 $590.96 $1,684
305 unweaned 305 3 645.00 $645.00 $1,967
315 315 5 480.00 $480.00 $1,512 +30.00
343 fancy 343 3 570.00 $570.00 $1,955
360–385 unweaned 371 13 530.00–560.00 $546.43 $2,027
395 395 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,014 +55.00
407–437 423 6 480.00–550.00 $507.47 $2,147 +42.47
405–447 unweaned 434 29 500.00–535.00 $521.22 $2,262 +96.22
453 453 6 482.50 $482.50 $2,186 +70.35
472–498 unweaned 487 9 422.50–462.50 $437.77 $2,132
504–545 unweaned 522 9 390.00–438.00 $415.74 $2,170 +55.74
512–548 532 37 393.00–460.00 $414.71 $2,206 -7.28
552–563 557 23 400.00–415.00 $406.55 $2,264 +16.45
552–598 unweaned 560 63 420.00–473.00 $459.61 $2,574
600–648 636 48 386.00–425.00 $398.50 $2,534 +16.39
631–646 unweaned 637 35 386.00–409.00 $404.01 $2,574
657 657 8 379.00 $379.00 $2,490 +24.78
672–698 unweaned 675 45 352.00–385.50 $381.65 $2,576
705–746 719 24 352.00–388.50 $378.89 $2,724 +68.45
755–782 774 39 359.00–381.00 $371.29 $2,874 +82.29
841 841 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,901
850–895 877 34 342.00–351.00 $345.26 $3,028
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,578
468 468 4 427.50 $427.50 $2,001

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,134 -15.33
280–290 285 2 540.00–560.00 $549.82 $1,567 +59.82
300–316 unweaned 312 4 480.00–510.00 $487.21 $1,520
335 335 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,407
357–397 379 25 465.00–520.00 $482.14 $1,827 +17.16
350–395 unweaned 381 16 475.00–520.00 $488.39 $1,861 +98.39
404–440 unweaned 422 14 450.00–477.50 $463.09 $1,954
425–435 430 2 440.00–460.00 $449.88 $1,934 +37.23
450–496 474 24 377.50–455.00 $416.08 $1,972 +37.77
450–496 unweaned 488 21 400.00–445.00 $423.55 $2,067 +61.55
508–526 515 14 370.00–420.00 $401.99 $2,070 +37.02
524–540 unweaned 526 28 387.50–403.00 $401.29 $2,111
567–573 570 7 385.00–402.50 $394.95 $2,251 +50.95
575–598 unweaned 588 11 351.00–371.00 $359.90 $2,116 +9.90
613–638 fancy 624 38 381.00–389.00 $385.34 $2,405
627–640 629 58 357.00 $357.00 $2,246 +28.63
630 unweaned 630 34 364.00 $364.00 $2,293
655–680 663 13 332.00–358.00 $349.86 $2,320 +44.64
717 fancy 717 11 353.00 $353.00 $2,531
707–731 719 7 315.00–331.00 $320.63 $2,305 +16.02
750 fancy 750 64 353.00 $353.00 $2,648
750–779 759 92 327.00–353.00 $344.88 $2,618 +74.88
819–824 820 32 321.00–326.00 $325.21 $2,667
865–876 873 10 304.00–335.00 $313.22 $2,734
915–927 921 4 300.00–313.00 $306.54 $2,823
951–953 951 18 306.00 $306.00 $2,910
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1044 1044 5 297.00 $297.00 $3,101
1061–1065 1062 6 277.00–280.00 $277.50 $2,947
1220–1227 1225 7 237.00–240.00 $239.15 $2,930

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652 652 4 318.00 $318.00 $2,073
705 705 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,256

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.